There was a Major League Baseball trade this past Thursday between the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers. The Braves acquired pitcher Dane Dunning of Orange Park, California from the Texas Rangers for Jose Ruiz of Guacara, Venezuela and cash. While Ruiz has been reassigned to the Round Rock Express of the Pacific Coast League, Dunning is now part of a Braves bullpen. This is his first full season as a relief pitcher after five years as primarily a starter with the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers. So far, Dunning has been productive as he has a respectable earned run average of 3.29 after six appearances. This came after Dunning had an earned run average of 5.31 as a starter and a reliever last season.
